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Issue Details:
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2020...
no.
31
Spring/Summer
2020
of
The Queensland Journal of Labour History
est. 2005
The Queensland Journal of Labour History
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'In the last issue of our journal, published in April 2020, appeared during the Covid-19 lockdown in Queensland. The BLHA Executive ceased all meetings and cancelled all events planned for the rest of the year, including the annual Alex Macdonald Memorial Lecture.' (Dean Wharton, Editorial Introduction)
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* Contents derived from the 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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'The Good-Looking Bookseller and the Ugly Society' Bill Sutton and the People's Bookshop,
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(p. 7-18)'In response to the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression and two World Wars, communist and left-wing bookshops proliferated in Australia through most of the twentieth century. There were bookshops in all the capital caries, the largest of which were intervention' in Sydney, the 'International' in Melbourne, and the 'People's Bookshop' in Brisbane. Here the focus is on the "People's Bookshop' and the role played by its last full-time manager, Bill Sutton, highlighting the particular and passionate nature of Queensland left-wing politics leading up to and after his appointment in 1966.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Bringing the Fight : A Firebrand Feminist's Life of Defiance and Determination,
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review
— Review of Merle Thornton : Bringing the Fight 2020 single work autobiography ; (p. 40-42) - In Memorium : John (Jack) Bernard Mundey 1929-2020, single work obituary (p. 49)
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